Win a pair of tickets to Colorado Brewers’ Festival in Fort Collins, Colorado

I’ve been writing and attending festivals in Colorado for long enough to inform you with authority that we Coloradoans celebrate beer very, very well. I don’t try to keep up with all of the beer festivals around the state – it would be nearly impossible. There are events that feature chili beers, microbrews, home brews, and there are small fests and large fests and then there’s the grand daddy of all beer festivals, the Great American Beer Festival.

One of the things I most like giving away on HeidiTown are tickets to beer events. After all, free beer always proves to be very popular.

Colorado Brewers' Festival is fondly called BrewFest by locals. (Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer, all rights reserved)

This week I’m giving away two tickets to Colorado Brewers’ Festival.

After trying a new approach to the festival last year, the organizers have gone back to what has worked best in the past – although the event is still being held in location of Civic Center Park in downtown at LaPorte and Howes Street.

The organizers have done away with the beer sessions that were instituted last year, and now festivalgoers can enjoy tasting beers and listening to bands on three stages all day long. Twenty bands will play over the two days with 12 Cents for Marvin and 3 Twins Broadband headlining the event.

This year’s festival is being held June 25-26, 2011. Tickets purchased in advance are $10, and tickets at the gate are $15. Designated drivers get in for free. Once inside, patrons can purchase $1 tokens and exchange them for 4 oz. tasters on any of the over sixty Colorado beers that will be represented at the event.

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In order to be entered to win a pair of tickets to this year’s festival, please leave me a comment below telling me your favorite Colorado beer. My current pick is Little Red Cap by Grimm Brothers Brewhouselocated in Loveland. Be sure to stop by and visit them at the festival – tell them the Mayor of HeidiTown sent you.

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My favorite is a tie between New Belgium and Odell. From New Belgium I’m still loving the Dunkelweiss as well as the Super Cru and Abbey Grand Cru. St. Lupilin from Odell is a fantastic beer and also the Wooden Elephant (an oak aged version of their IPA).

If you’re gonna love a CO beer it’s gotta be CO Native. Made with 100% CO grown ingredients, only available in CO, and owned, operated, and hand packaged by CO natives. Not to mention it’s an awesome easy drinking lager with an nice hop start, and a smooth malt finish.

My absolute favorite Colorado Beer is Mama’s Little Yella Pils by Oskar Blues from Longmont. A true Pilsner that not only refreshes but has an awesome flavor, not watertered down like big brewery American versions. Brewed in the old Czech traditon. One of the best beers I have ever tasted.

My absolute favorite Colorado Craft Beer (going on almost a year) is Fearless Youth by Grimm Brothers Brewhouse. A true Munich Dunkel; it is my anytime – all the time beer! For some, it may appear intimidating by its color, but is quite smooth and delicious.

During summer I prefer Oskar Blue’s Mama’s Little Yella Pils, closest thing to a Czech Pilsner I’ve found in Colorado. Winter I like Cutthroat Porter Nitro when I can get it. My anytime Colorado Beer is 5 Barrel Pale Ale.

My favorite Colorado beer, both seasonal and relatively new to Fort Collins, is Equinox Brewing’s Vernal Hefeweizen. Not only does it taste great, but the staff at Equinox is so friendly and their outdoor patio area makes it taste even better when sitting outside and drinking one on a beautiful, sunny Colorado day!

It’s vital that I win this so I can continue my burgeoning brew education. My current favorite is a darkish brown one at Left Hand that I can NEVER remember the name of, otherwise it’s Fat Tire. 🙂 See? I need to win this, Mayor.

95. Odells 90 Schilling mixed with 5 Barrel Pal Ale…..After volunteering and pouring keg after keg at the Taste of Fort Collins I introduced a few “newcomers” to the 95. They have their new beer of choice.

My favorite is La Folie at New Belgium. I normally opt for Sunshine when I go out to dinner and what not, but La Folie is definitely a great treat. Mmm….guess its time to go hit up New Belgium today. 🙂

My favorite (right now) is Freik by Odells. Had it at Ramskellar first and this sour ale is the best! I’m a bit of a wino, so that’s probably why it tastes so delicious! 🙂 LOVE Brewfest, and love that my boyfriend will be coming in from Texas for it!!

I am not the beer drinker, my boyfriend Jake is. it was recently his 21st birthday and we went to this little place downtown called FreshCraft. the bartender was wonderful and although i do not like beer, he poured me something from New Belguim and it was so so good! and i was so happy to hear it was a local beer to!

My step-dad got me hooked on IPA’s about three years ago. Since then we have sampled many IPA’s from across the United States and World. Still, our favorite comes from the Breckenridge Brewery. It is the Small Batch 471 IPA. However, it tastes so much better on tap that we go down to the restaurant near Coors Field every Thursday to enjoy one. They say it’s a small batch and it will be gone when it runs out but they have been saying that for over two years now…

Wow.. with so many fantastic Colorado breweries it is hard to pick just one… Crabtree in Greeley makes an amazing Black IPA…. and I would have to say it is tied as my favorite with Strange Brews Cherry Kriek!!

Thanks to EVERYONE for entering and sharing all this great beer info! You people have GREAT taste in beer. There are several here I haven’t heard of before, so I am looking forward to some beer adventures this summer.
The winner of the pair of tickets is GARRETT. He has been contacted via email. His beer of choice was Tom’s Pomegranate Wheat from FCB. I just had that beer last night while eating at FCB’s new restaurant, Gravity.
Thanks again everyone and happy festival season!!! Next week there’s another beer-related giveaway, so stay tuned.